Principles of American Democracy
What is the supreme law of the land?
What is The Constitution
How many amendments does the Constitution have?
27
There are four amendments to the Constitution about who can vote. Describe one of them.
Citizens eighteen (18) and older (can vote).
You don’t have to pay (a poll tax) to vote.
Any citizen can vote. (Women and men can vote.)
A male citizen of any race (can vote).
Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?
Native americans
American Indians
What ocean is on the West Coast of the United States?
Pacific Ocean
what does the constitution do?
defines the government
protects basic rights of Americans
Name one branch or part of the government.*
Congress
legislative
President
executive
the courts
judicial
What do we show loyalty to when we say the Pledge of Allegiance?
The United States
The flag
What group of people was taken to America and sold as slaves?
Africans
people from Africa
Name one U.S territory
▪ Puerto Rico
U.S. Virgin Islands
American Samoa
Northern Mariana Islands
Guam
The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are these words?
We the people
What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful?
checks and balances
separation of powers
What is one promise you make when you become a United States citizen?
give up loyalty to other countries
defend the Constitution and laws of the United States
obey the laws of the United States
serve in the U.S. military (if needed)
serve (do important work for) the nation (if needed)
be loyal to the United States
When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?
July 4,1776
Name one state that borders Mexico
California
Arizona
New Mexico
Texas
What is an Amendment
a change (to the Constitution)
an addition (to the Constitution)
We elect a U.S. Senator for how many years?
6
When is the last day you can send in federal income tax forms?*
April 15th
The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution. Name one of the writers.
(James) Madison
(Alexander) Hamilton
(John) Jay
Publius
Why does the flag have 13 stripes?
because there were 13 original colonies
because the stripes represent the original colonies
What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution?
The bill of rights
Why do some states have more Representatives than other states?
(because of) the state’s population
(because) they have more people
(because) some states have more people
When must all men register for the Selective Service?
at age eighteen (18)
between eighteen (18) and twenty-six (26)
Name one war fought by the United States in the 1800s.
War of 1812
Mexican-American War
Civil War
Spanish-American War
Why does the flag have 50 stars?
because there is one star for each state
because each star represents a state
because there are 50 states